Streamwood’s Patterson, Cecille and Thon win seats on village board

The two incumbents seeking to retain their seats on the Streamwood village board eked out the narrowest of victories in what proved among Tuesday’s closest races.

With all 25 precincts reporting and less than 4 percentage points separating the top from the bottom, unofficial results show incumbents Guy Patterson and James Cecille won re-election with 1,034 votes, or 27 percent, and 974 votes, or 26 percent, respectively.

They’ll be joined on the board by newcomer Mary Thon, who secured the third and final 4-year term with 934 votes, or 24 percent.

Finishing in fourth was Streamwood Park District Commissioner Rich Brogan, 54, with 885 votes, or 23 percent.

“I was aiming for first, but I’ll take it,” said the 67-year-old Cecille, the board’s senior member with 24 years as village trustee. “It’s gratifying to see people still believe in me and what I want to do for this town.”

High on Cecille’s priority list is to draft a referendum within the next two years asking taxpayers to fund the replacement of the Park Avenue fire station. Last year’s closure of fire station No. 31 remained an issue throughout the campaign.

Cecille knows he faces an uphill battle by losing ally Jason Speer, who decided not to seek re-election. He’s disagreed in the past with Streamwood Village President Billie Roth, who openly supported Patterson and Thon.

“I’m going to try to bring out the sensible side in everyone, and I’m done just sitting silent,” Cecille said.

Patterson, who’s been dealing with health issues, kept a low profile during the campaign. Voters first elected the 60-year-old former park board member in 2007.

Thon, 51, was running her first campaign for elected office. She said she’s happy with the current direction of the village.